As expected, this week saw a deluge of new high-grade supply, with the US investment
Year: 2020
Risky Business
US equities careened about in choppy trading on Thursday, before ultimately closing sharply lower amid
‘I Thought This Was Supposed To Last!’ Extra Jobless Benefits Dry Up
“The Montana Department of Labor & Industry today was informed in a call with the
Let Her Run: ECB Throws Caution To Wind With Laissez-Faire Approach To Surging Euro
Anyone who went into the September ECB meeting thinking Christine Lagarde would jawbone the euro
Jobless Claims Point To Unhappy Equilibrium
Hopes for additional virus relief from Congress faded this week, with the GOP’s “skinny” bill
Christine Lagarde Confronts Deflation, Surging Currency At Virus Crossroads
Even as no formal policy changes were in the cards, it probably isn’t accurate to
Pay No Attention To The Burning World
Global markets were generally mixed Thursday as traders pondered a calendar littered with event risk,
Express Calm
The good news is, US equities managed a rousing session Wednesday, helping to allay fears
‘It’s All One Trade’: One Bank Declares Value Investing ‘Dead’
By now, you know the story — or at least you should. If value, as
Biden Fiscal Platform ‘Not A Manifesto On Modern Monetary Theory,’ JPMorgan Says
Ted Cruz on Wednesday said he doesn’t think Congress is going to pass another stimulus
Stan Druckenmiller Calls Stocks ‘Absolute Raging Mania,’ Tells Inflation Ghost Story
The last time most market participants heard from Stan Druckenmiller, he retained a somewhat flummoxed
Buy The Dip Mantra Tested After ‘Right Kind Of Washout’ For Tech Mania
“I’m buying the dip, who’s with me?!” If I frequented retail investor Reddit boards, I
Instability At Warp Speed
Headlines for western markets on Wednesday revolved around some iteration on the narrative that equities
Electric Slide
“The horror”, Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas joked, on Tuesday evening, after a third straight day of
Deutsche’s Kocic Flags ‘Fear Of Massive Risk-Off Trade’ Amid Unprecedented Political Entropy
Earlier this month, while appraising the twisted, smoldering heap of institutions, norms, and principles that
That Is Soooo 2020
In the context of the historic summer surge, it would be strange to characterize the
The ‘Should Be’ Correction
It’s a familiar refrain: the historic rebound in equity and credit is detached from economic
Nomura’s McElligott: Tesla The ‘Retail Gamma Proxy’ Is Now An ‘Idiosyncratic Pain Point’
Why does Tesla’s tumble in the wake of what Bloomberg described as the S&P 500
Bad Buyers
“The strong rise in equities from the March trough, coupled with bullish options positioning, makes
Legends Of The Summer
For obvious reasons, market participants are obsessed with the blockbuster rally in US tech, which
Froth Off The Top
“Take a little off the top”. That’s generally how market participants are thinking about last
When The Chips Are Down
Monday was a rough day for Semiconductor Manufacturing International. Shares of China’s top chipmaker plunged
We’re All SoftBank. We’re All Masayoshi Son. We’re All Robinhood.
The market did not appear to be amused with the idea of Masayoshi Son, gunslinging
Frankenstein
If you were wondering how much SoftBank made buying calls on US tech stocks over
Dystopia Revisited: ‘Central-Bankism’ And ‘The Next Normal’
It’s with varying degrees of success that I’ve endeavored to explain to casual readers what,
Volatility The Wayward Traveler (Unemployment Abyss 2045)
Perhaps the most important thing to understand about the societal unrest that continues to play
Meanwhile, In Credit: More Records
Week after week, it’s the same story: investors’ appetite for corporate credit is insatiable. Although
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